Folding wall attachment for articles of furniture.



w. L. )DEMING.

FOLDING WALL ATTACHMENT FOR ARTECLES 0F FURNITURE. APPLICATION FILEQ JUNE M 1912.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LITHOH WASHINGTON. D, C.

w. L DEMING. FOLDING WALL ATTACHMENT FOR ARTICLES 0F FURNITURE.

APPLICATION 'meo JUNE 4. m2.

Patented unes, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTU-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, D. c

7 To all whom it may concern.-

WILLIA L. nnivrme, or SALEM, oI IoL' FOLDINGWALL ATTACHMENT non. ARTICLES, or FURNITURE. g

inaaaoa V ,Be it known that 1, WILLIAM L. DEMING, a citizen of the Unit'ed States, residing at Salem, in the county' of Columbiana and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in' Folding Wall Attachments'for Articles of Furniture, of which "the following' is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings.

" The present invention relates to'a suitable I support for an article of furniture so arranged and connected therewith that the article may occupy a horizontal posltlon or be folded up alongside of a wall or into a vertical position. The supporting deviceis adapted to coiip'erate with-various articles of furniture, as, for example, a bed, table, etc; In the particular embodiment shown, the device is designed for coacting w1th a game board, WlllCl1,'Wll6I1 in use, stands hori vzontal with one'end adjacent to the wall' or support; such, for example, as the boards for playing certain kinds of: parlor bill ards or'pool' or the game known as 'Bilbola g The invention is hereinafter more fully explained and its essential characteristics are set out in the claims, to which reference is'hereby made; i

In the drawings,'Figure 1 is a side elevation of'the game board in its horizontal or playing position, showing my supporting attachment; Fig. 2-is. an 'endview of the board in its playing position, looking toward the wall, F igi 3 is a view from a similar'position, looking toward the wall when the board is folded against'it; Fig. 'is an enlarged plane-of the rear portion of the board in playing position; Fig. 5 is a detail illustrating the adjustable rear support for the board;-Fig. 6 is a detail showing the attachment of the supporting bail to the board; Fig; 7 is a detail, illustrating the adj ustment at the front of the legs. Referringby numerals to the parts shown in the drawings, 1 represents the wall of the room and 2 the floor thereof;'3 represents the game board, or other article, which it is desired to support horizontally upon the floor or fold up vertically against the wall. Secured to the wall at a suitable point, preferably some distance higher than the normal horizontal top 'ofthe table, is a bracket 10. From this bracket depend a pair of vertical rods 11, the lower ends of I Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented June s, 1915-.

' Application filed June 4, 1912. Serial No. 701,526.

which are secured to the floor, as shown at 12. Secured to the rear portion of the table are brackets 15 having socket openings on which is journaled a suitable rod or tube 18. Through transverse holes in this tube pass the rods '11, heretofore referred to. Bythis means the rear end ofthe table is held'adjacent to the wall, but it may slide up or down as provided by" the rods 11, and likewise may be turned into vertical position by reason of the pipe 18 turning on its axis in the brackets 15. Y

Firmly secured to the wall at a suitable point above the bracket 10 is a hook or other support 20. mounted on an upright board or strip 21 secured was bracket 10 and to the wall. Resting on the hook 20 is a bail 30,'the arms of which flare outwardly and are pivotally connected at their lower ends with the sides of the table. I make the connection by brackets 81 secured to the underside of the table near its sides and rising above the sides and there connected by a bolt and thumb nut 32 with an eye in a sleeve 33 which screws onto the lower end of the bail. This bail makes a support for the table when it is being folded from one position to the other. It is to be understood, for example, that when it is desired to fold the table up against the wall, the outer end of the same is simply shoved upwardly and inwardly and the table swings on the bail pivots 32 and the tube 18 turns and slidesdownwardly on the rods 11, so that the table comes to rest in a vertical position with its lower end resting on or adjacent to the floor.

When in the folded position described, the table, being vertical, may stand without being latched, but, to insure against its being inadvertently tipped down, I provide a gravity latch 40 pivotally connected to the bracket 20 and adapted to overhang the front edge of the table when vertical. It is to be understood that the bracket 20 is placed a distance above the, floor corresponding to the length of the table and the bail arms 30 are of such length, and they are connected with the table at such distance from the rear end, that, when folded against the wall the table stands with the lower end resting on or adjacent to the floor and the upper end caught under andheld by the gravity latch 40. I prefer to have the table actually rest on the floor when in this position, and to that end I may provide wean blocke preferably elastic, on the ends of. thetable. a

To more firmly holdthe table when in its horizontal position I provide two gravity latches 42 carried by the bracket 10 and adapted to engage beneath the tube 18 when These" latches are best shown in Fig. 5. They may be proe,

the table is horizontal;

vided with springs 43 insuring their engagement and With ad ustable bearing screws 44 toyengage the tube 18. I also provide, near thelouter end ofthe table, one or rnore fold-v ing legs 50. which are adapted, when the suitableformr As shown, the legs .50 are tableiis folded,.;to lie alongside of it, but

whenf the table is horizontal to stand ver tically and support it. V 'The folding legs described maybe of any V, the set screw 44, whereby the rearendofthe table may be given the proper height,'and I providescrew caps 54 at the base ofeach table leg {adaptedto be rotated to lengthen or shortenthe effective leg. By this means, and by arranging the bail-s0 that when thetable' is down itwillbe supported entirely by the catches and the legs, I am enabled: to have the ,tableabsolutely level and hold it firmly in' position; 'To adjust the bail so that the weight may be taken ofi' of it'an'd carried by the latches andlegs, I provide the sleeves 33, heretofore referred to, and which fare best illustrated in- Fig. 6. By removing the nuts from the bolts 32 the sleeve may be disconnected from the' bolt and turnedin one-direction or the other to lengthen "or shorten the-effective bail leg. Of course, if desired, the bail may be adjusted to itself carry the .weight ofthe rear portion ofthe table, making the adjustment at this point .and doing away withthe necessity for adjusting the gravity latches. p

1 My attachment enables a game table or other articleto be turned up out of the way and held against thewall when not in use,

while, when it is -turned down into hori zontal position, it stands firmly and level on its support. The parts are simpleiand cheap ,infc'onstruction and easily applied. Theisame or similar mechanism could be used for holding a bed or other article, though 'it will be understood that, where absolutely level condition not neces'-- sary, "some *of the adjustments may be' omitted; s

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

thereof a'dapted to be secured to a wall, a

above said guide, a tension device carried by said support and;piv0tally' connected with the articleto be folded, one or more legs pivotally connected with the article near; its .forward' end to support: it; when down,'and adjustablefautomatic latches to support thetablej at its' rear end when down.

2. The combination,,withf an article. to be folded, a vertical guide for 1 the; rear end thereof-adapted to be secured-towalland pivotally connected with the article; a support adapted to be removably secured to the wall above saidguide, a'tension "device in support adapted to besecured to the wall the form of a bailcarried, by. said support I and having each legpivotallyand adjustably connected with the article to be folded, one or more legs pivota'lly connected with when down, means for adjusting the'eflective length of the legs, latches to support the" table at-its rear end when-downfand means for adjusting such rear support.

'3. The combination, with atable, of

the table near its forward end to support it p pair of upright rods,,brackets engaging the upper ends thereofand adapted to be se curedtoa' wall forfholding the rods upright, a cross-bar slidably embracing said rods, a pair of. latches carried by therespective brackets and adapted to engage the cross-barwhen elevated, a table, and brack ets mounted thereon and swiveled to" the crossbar.

' 4. A support V for atable adaptedlto be 1 folded against acwall comprising a pair ofv upright guide members attached to the I wall, a member pivotally mounted on, the

rear endof the table 'an'd' slidably mounted on said guide members, a latchadapted'to engage and support said member whenthe table is in a horizontal position, a bail re- 'movably pivoted at each sideof the table at points" intermediate the'ends offthe table so placed thatthe bail carries a majority of the weight of' the table duringtranspo'sition,

said bail being: adjustable in length when disconnected from the" table, "and a folding leg at the front endof'the table adapted to carry a portion of the ght of the table whenhorizontal. v

I 5. A support-for"a;table adapted to' be folded against .'a"'wa ll, comprising a bail pivotally mounted on the wall at;a point above the table and pivoted at each side "of thetableat points, intermediateithe ends of the table and adapted to carry a portion of the weight of the table during transposition,

1 '1." The combinatiom with an article to be. l folded, avertical guide for'thetrear end.

means for adjusting the length of the bail, and means on the leg for adjusting the ele- 10 a pair of upright guides supported on the vation of this end of the table.

floor and the Wall, a member pivotally con- In testimony whereof, I hereunto afix my nepted to thec 1 rear end of (iihe talile alnddslidsignature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ab y mounte on said gui es, a ate a apta ed to support saidmember When the table WILLIAM DEMING is horizontal, means on said latch for adjusting the elevation of this end of the table, a folding leg at the front end of the table,

Witnesses:

JOHN N. GLIDDEN, ALBERT H. BATES.

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